Management & Training Corporation recognizes Mississippi prison for work on Anne Moody history

By Roscoe Barnes III

Chairman, Anne Moody History Project

Copyright © 2018

#AnneMoody

Note: This is an excellent presentation by the corporate office of Management & Training Corporation (MTC). It was written and produced by Corporate Communications Director Issa Arnita. And I must say, he did a phenomenal job. The story includes a video.

The piece highlights some of the work being done by the Anne Moody History Project (AMHP) at Wilkinson County Correctional Facility (WCCF) in Woodville, Miss. AMHP is a community service project created by WCCF staff in March 2017. Its aim is to promote and help preserve the legacy of civil rights pioneer Anne Moody, author of Coming of Age in Mississippi. Moody was born in 1940 in Centreville, Miss., just 15 miles from Woodville. She died in 2015 at her home in Gloster, Miss. She was 74.

We are grateful to WCCF Warden Jody Bradley for supporting this project, and we appreciate the recognition given by our corporate office. Our hope is that more people, especially young people, will learn of Moody and be inspired to help make the world a better place to live. – Roscoe Barnes III, Chairman, Anne Moody History Project

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A Wilkinson County Correctional Facility project that 

received national attention and honored a civil rights hero

See story below and here: http://www.mtctrains.com/civil-rights-hero-honored-thanks-mtcs-wilkinson-county-correctional-facility/

A Civil-Rights Hero Honored Thanks To MTC’s 

Wilkinson County Correctional Facility

The Wilkinson County Correctional Facility in Woodville, Mississippi, successfully spearheaded a movement to recognize a local hero.

Anne Moody, a native of Wilkinson County, was a civil-rights activist in the 1960s and author of the memoir ‘Coming of Age in Mississippi’, which is required reading in many schools.

Among many other well-known civil-rights events, Anne participated in the famous Woolworth’s sit-in, in Jackson, MS, shown in this photo with two others, getting sugar, ketchup, and mustard poured over them.

At a hometown ceremony commemorating Anne, the facility’s chaplain, Roscoe Barnes III, welcomed the community.

“It is my honor to greet you today on behalf of the Anne Moody History Project which was created by the staff of MTC Wilkinson County Correctional Facility. On behalf of Warden Jody Bradley, I personally welcome each and every one of you.”

Because of Chaplain Barnes and the other MTC staff members making up the Anne Moody History Project, there is now a street named after Anne Moody. The effort was even recognized nationally in the Washington Post. And it won’t stop at a street sign; more efforts are underway to further honor Anne. Filmmakers even came to town, doing research on a film they hope to make documenting Anne’s incredible story.

“It’s been wonderful to be here,” said author M.J. O’Brien. “Reverend Barnes has shown us around. We’re actually here at the correctional facility.”

Filmmaker Taryn Blake added, “Reverend Barnes has been so wonderful. He gives the best tours. It’s been a pleasure getting to know the people of the area, and to find out more about Anne Moody.”

Inspired by the facility’s effort to recognize Anne Moody, one incarcerated man at the facility honored her by drawing her portrait and donating it to the Anne Moody History Project—an effort inspiring many.

“Today as we reflect on this civil rights pioneer,” said Chaplain Barnes at the ceremony, “we can honestly say that we are here, because she was there.”

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Would you like to know more about Anne Moody?

Visit the Anne Moody page here!

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For more information:

See the Anne Moody page here.

Questions about the Anne Moody History Project may be directed to Roscoe Barnes III via email at doctorbarnes3@gmail.com or roscoebarnes3@yahoo.com. For updates on Anne Moody history and the on-going work of this community service project, simply follow this blog or follow AMHP on Twitter (@AnneMoodyHP). #ComingOfAgeinMississippi